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81 81 Lawrence bus

Marine Drive & Wilson – Jefferson Park Transit Center

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Service status

No alerts are currently posted for the 81 Lawrence bus.

Alerts as published by the CTA. Data may not be real time. All lines.

Stops

To Jefferson Park Transit Center (50 stops)
  1. Marine Drive & Wilson
  2. 4646 N Marine Drive
  3. Marine Drive & Leland
  4. Lawrence & Clarendon
  5. 856 W Lawrence
  6. Lawrence & Sheridan
  7. Lawrence & Kenmore
  8. Lawrence Red Line Station
  9. Lawrence & Broadway
  10. Lawrence & Malden
  11. Lawrence & Beacon
  12. Lawrence & Clark
  13. Lawrence & Ashland
  14. Lawrence & Hermitage
  15. Lawrence & Ravenswood
  16. Lawrence & Wolcott
  17. Lawrence & Damen
  18. Lawrence & Hoyne
  19. Lawrence & Leavitt
  20. Lawrence & Oakley
  21. Lawrence & Western
  22. Lawrence & Campbell
  23. Lawrence & Rockwell
  24. Lawrence & Washtenaw
  25. Lawrence & California
  26. Lawrence & Sacramento
  27. Lawrence & Albany
  28. Lawrence & Kedzie
  29. Lawrence & Spaulding
  30. Lawrence & Kimball (Brown Line)
  31. Lawrence & St. Louis
  32. Lawrence & Central Park
  33. Lawrence & Lawndale
  34. Lawrence & Hamlin
  35. Lawrence & Springfield
  36. Lawrence & Pulaski
  37. Lawrence & Karlov
  38. Lawrence & Keeler
  39. Lawrence & Kildare
  40. Lawrence & Kostner
  41. Lawrence & Elston
  42. Lawrence & Kenton
  43. Lawrence & Kilpatrick
  44. Lawrence & Cicero
  45. Lawrence & Lamon
  46. Lawrence & Lavergne
  47. Lawrence & Leclaire
  48. Lawrence & Lipps
  49. Jefferson Park Transit Center South Drop Off
  50. Jefferson Park Transit Center
To Marine Drive & Wilson (48 stops)
  1. Jefferson Park Transit Center
  2. Milwaukee & Higgins
  3. Lawrence & Milwaukee
  4. Lawrence & Laramie/Avondale
  5. Lawrence & Leclaire
  6. Lawrence & Lavergne
  7. Lawrence & Lamon
  8. Lawrence & Cicero
  9. Lawrence & Kilpatrick
  10. Lawrence & Kenton
  11. Lawrence & Elston
  12. Lawrence & Kostner
  13. Lawrence & Kildare
  14. Lawrence & Keeler
  15. Lawrence & Karlov
  16. Lawrence & Pulaski
  17. Lawrence & Springfield
  18. Lawrence & Hamlin
  19. Lawrence & Lawndale
  20. Lawrence & Central Park
  21. Lawrence & St. Louis
  22. Lawrence & Kimball (Brown Line)
  23. Lawrence & Spaulding
  24. Lawrence & Kedzie
  25. Lawrence & Albany
  26. Lawrence & Sacramento
  27. Lawrence & California
  28. Lawrence & Washtenaw
  29. Lawrence & Rockwell
  30. Lawrence & Campbell
  31. Lawrence & Western
  32. Lawrence & Oakley
  33. Lawrence & Leavitt
  34. Lawrence & Hoyne
  35. Lawrence & Damen
  36. Lawrence & Wolcott
  37. Lawrence & Ravenswood
  38. Lawrence & Paulina
  39. Lawrence & Ashland
  40. Lawrence & Clark
  41. Lawrence & Beacon
  42. Lawrence & Malden
  43. Lawrence & Broadway
  44. Lawrence Red Line Station
  45. Lawrence & Kenmore
  46. Lawrence & Sheridan
  47. Lawrence & Marine Drive
  48. Marine Drive & Wilson

Route map

Route shape from published schedule data; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequency & hours (scheduled)

To Jefferson Park Blue Line

WeekdaySatSun
First / last24 hours24 hours24 hours
Morning rush (6–10 AM)every ~9 minevery ~12 minevery ~15 min
Midday (10 AM–4 PM)every ~9 minevery ~9 minevery ~10 min
Evening rush (4–8 PM)every ~10 minevery ~10 minevery ~10 min
Evening (8 PM–midnight)every ~12 minevery ~13 minevery ~13 min
Late night (midnight–6 AM)every ~20 minevery ~24 minevery ~24 min
Trips per day131117110
End-to-end time42 min39 min34 min

To Wilson/Marine

WeekdaySatSun
First / last24 hours24 hours24 hours
Morning rush (6–10 AM)every ~9 minevery ~10 minevery ~12 min
Midday (10 AM–4 PM)every ~9 minevery ~9 minevery ~10 min
Evening rush (4–8 PM)every ~10 minevery ~10 minevery ~10 min
Evening (8 PM–midnight)every ~14 minevery ~14 minevery ~16 min
Late night (midnight–6 AM)every ~17 minevery ~24 minevery ~26 min
Trips per day131117110
End-to-end time43 min41 min37 min

Average interval from the published schedule for reference dates Oct 20, 2026, Oct 17, 2026, Oct 18, 2026; planned work and holidays can change service. “—” = fewer than two trips in that period. Schedule data updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:56 AM CT.

Fare

$2.25 per ride with a Ventra Card, a contactless bank card or a phone wallet, with up to two more rides within two hours; $2.50 in cash, with no transfers. See fares & Ventra.